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The idea of marrying Rock and Jazz (a combination not made in heaven) had been kicked around for a while by the time Chicago Transit Authority left their Midwest home for L.A. In the end, it wasn’t a fusion Jazz and Rock, rather, Chicago (they had to shorten their name under threat of a lawsuit…
The song “Runaway,” recorded in ’84 by Jon Bon Jovi, was included in radio station W-D-H-A’s compilation of un-signed acts. Technically, Bon Jovi didn’t really qualify. Less than a year earlier, Bon Jovi (the group) had been signed by Mercury Records after building a solid reputation as a live act. In the process, John Francis…
Ghost took the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” category for their “Impera” album at this year’s the Grammis awards (the Swedish Grammy equivalent), held May 3rd in Stockholm. They beat out Amon Amarth (“The Great Heathen Army”) and Arch Enemy (“Deceivers”), among others. Frontman Tobias Forge, who is Swedish, accepted the award in person. Ghost was also nominated in the “Album Of…
The good news is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announce that Rage Against The Machine will be inducted into the Hall on November 3rd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and late singer George Michael (who won the fan vote) will also be inducted. …
While Metallica’s “72 Seasons” rules the U.K. Album Chart, it will debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 (dated April 29th). Selling 146,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week of release the set marks the band’s 12th Top 10-charting album. In the U.K., Metallica’s eleventh studio effort outsold the rest of…
Linkin Park’s “Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition,” which celebrates the band’s sophomore album, is #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums Chart. In addition to the original album, the re-packaged set contains previously unreleased tracks. “Lost,” a showcase for Chester Bennington’s riveting vocals, failed to make the original album’s final track listing. However, earlier this year, the…
Billboard, for no particular reason, has published a list of the Top 10 Tours of All-Time. #1 is Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” trek has garnered more than $800-million. Here’s an overview of the list… #9 – “AC/DC: Black Ice World Tour” (’08-10) with a paltry $442-million. #6 – The Rolling Stones “No Filter…
System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!” has passed one-billion streams on Spotify. It is the first System Of A Down track to reach the milestone. However, this comes over two years after the song exceeded the one-billion mark on YouTube. “Chop Suey!” was the first single from System Of A Down’s ’01 second album “Toxicity.” It has been certified as…
The guitar Eddie Van Halen used in the music video for Van Halen‘s “Hot For Teacher” has sold for $3,932,00 during a 4/18 auction at Sotheby’s. It was Van Halen’s primary guitar in ’83 – ’84. “Hot For Teacher” appeared on Van Halen‘s album “1984.” The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) called for the song/video to be pulled from both the radio and television due…
Graham Sayle, a longtime U.K. hardcore Punk devotee, fronts High Vis. He and his bandmates faced difficult childhoods, dead-end jobs and saw friends and family members perish in a toxic environment. To Sayle Punk was “a vehicle for being pissed off.” Formed in ’16, Hi Vis released their debut album, “No Sense No Feeling” three…